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What is Hospice?
Hospice is a special way of caring for terminally ill people that
helps them live their final days to the fullest, as free as possible
from disabling pain and mental anguish, and in the setting of their
own homes (or a home-like care facility). Hospice is appropriate
when curative treatments are no longer effective. It is a comprehensive
program of interdisciplinary services, including bereavement counseling,
designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with a life-limiting
illness, and the needs of their families.
The Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington, in
cooperation with hospices serving the Washington metropolitan area,
offer the following listing of providers as a resource to families
anticipating the death of a loved one as a result of terminal illness.
When calling with regard to beginning the process of hospice care,
please ask for the admissions director of the hospice.
Capital Hospice
"Your community's most caring experts"
www.capitalhospice.org
1-800-869-2136 (Ask for Admissions)
In Washington, DC:
4401 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20008-2322
202-244-8300
In Prince George’s County:
11700 Beltsville Drive, Suite 100
Beltsville, MD 20705-2489
301-572-2489
Evercare
"As much about the people as the care"
www.evercarehospice.com
1-800-543-0696
Contact Person: Lyne Piccoli, Executive Director
Elkridge, MD
6095 Marshalee Drive
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-379-3599
Fax: 410-379-3554
Holy Cross Home Care and Hospice
"Serving the Community Since 1967"
www.holycrosshealth.org
301-754-7740
Contact Person: Karen Kilborn, RN, Intake Coordinator
Holy Cross Home Care and Hospice
11800 Tech Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Hospice of St. Mary’s
"preparing patients and their families,
caring for the terminally ill, sharing in life’s journey"
www.hospiceofstmarys.org
301-475-2023
Contact Person: Cindy Parlin, Social Worker
22699 Washington Street
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Fax: 240-434-7082
TDD: 800-735-2258
e-mail: hospice@smhwecare.com
Montgomery Hospice
"In Your Home or Ours"
www.montgomeryhospice.org
301-921-4400 (Ask for Admissions)
Montgomery Hospice
1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
Fax: 301-921-4433
Casey House
Contact: Cathy DeGuzman, Clinical Manager
6001 Muncaster Mill Road
Rockville, MD 20855
240-631-6800
Fax: 240-631-6809
Providence Hospital Palliative Care Service
This is a program within an acute care hospital setting that
works with patients who have life-limiting illnesses (and their
families), using the hospice philosophy.
www.provhosp.org
202-269-7051
Contact Person: Karole Thomas, RN, Director of Palliative
Care Services
Providence Hospital
1150 Varnum Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Fax: 202-269-7647
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